Hcor.net Forum Index -> Iron Horse Product Line -> 04 sgs world cup: 5th element question       View previous topic :: View next topic  04 sgs world cup: 5th element question Posted: Fri Aug 13, 2004 7:12 pm resistive Toy   Joined: May 19, 2003 Posts: 23 Location: kiwi living in Boston i'm having trouble getting the 5th element shock to hold air on my sgs world cup. i'm using a shock pump, but its like all the air escapes as i unscrew the valve on the pump. am i doing something wrong, or do 5th elements take a special pump? Re: 04 sgs world cup: 5th element question Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 9:39 am FormatX All-City   Joined: Aug 4, 2003 Posts: 544 Location: Richmond va resistive wrote: i'm having trouble getting the 5th element shock to hold air on my sgs world cup. i'm using a shock pump, but its like all the air escapes as i unscrew the valve on the pump. am i doing something wrong, or do 5th elements take a special pump? It could be the pump. but it sounds like the Air valve on the shock. I would check the valve to make sure its holding Air. Valves are easy to replace I would check with your local bike shop and have them check out the shock for you. _________________ Shut up and ride your bike! Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 4:27 pm ska todd Ironhorse   Joined: Sep 8, 2002 Posts: 519 Location: Rocky Point, Lawnguyland, New Yawk are you sure it isn't the pressure in the shock being released? This happens when you take a pump off. Check the pump w/ another shock and check the shock w/ another pump before you go thru the trouble of replacing parts, etc. -ska todd _________________ "ABC, NBC, CBS: Bullshit. They give us fact or fiction? I guess an even split. And each new act of war is tonight's entertainment."Bright Eyes - "Lets Not Shit Ourselves" Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 4:41 am resistive Toy   Joined: May 19, 2003 Posts: 23 Location: kiwi living in Boston ska todd wrote: are you sure it isn't the pressure in the shock being released? This happens when you take a pump off. Check the pump w/ another shock and check the shock w/ another pump before you go thru the trouble of replacing parts, etc. -ska todd I'm halfway there ... i stopped at a bike shop on the way to attitash last saturday and borrowed their pump - no worries... time to check out some more pumps ... thanks a million guys - that 04 dh frame rocks. it seems to rail through the corners far better than my 02 - i think i can FEEL the extra width in the rear wheel and BB, or maybe its the shorter wheel base or slightlt changed geometry, but whatever it is, it makes for a far better ride. Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2004 10:19 am ska todd Ironhorse   Joined: Sep 8, 2002 Posts: 519 Location: Rocky Point, Lawnguyland, New Yawk resistive wrote: thanks a million guys - that 04 dh frame rocks. it seems to rail through the corners far better than my 02 - i think i can FEEL the extra width in the rear wheel and BB, or maybe its the shorter wheel base or slightlt changed geometry, but whatever it is, it makes for a far better ride. Ha sweet! Glad to hear you are liking it. The wider BB is prolly more for the feel than the rear. The BB puts your feet wider apart and feels more stable thru fast corners and berms. The slacker, lower geometry also helps a bit in that dept. -ska todd _________________ "ABC, NBC, CBS: Bullshit. They give us fact or fiction? I guess an even split. And each new act of war is tonight's entertainment."Bright Eyes - "Lets Not Shit Ourselves"

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